Parent Education Requirements

Before granting a final decree in divorce,
custody or dissolution
cases, the Alaska Court System requires parents to complete a parent education requirement. Most courts require viewing an approved video or completing an online internet class.

The parent education requirement for you will depend on your court location. The requirements for each location are listed below.

REMEMBER: You will be responsible for filing your Certificate of Completion once you complete your local court requirements. In dissolution cases, some courts require that both parents file their Certificate of Completion at the clerk's office at the same time they file their petition for dissolution. In those courts, this means that you must see the video or complete the on-line class BEFORE you file your dissolution packet with the court. Check with your local court to understand when you need to file the Certificate of Completion.

Please visit the Family Law Self-Help Center’s Parenting and Custody page for more information to help you develop a parenting plan for a court order.

You will receive a certificate after you have viewed the video; do NOT bring children.

Angoon

Please contact the Juneau court for information at 463-4700. The Clerk’s Office may be able to answer some general questions. You may watch the
Two Homes video online.

Aniak

Please contact the Aniak court at 675-4325 to schedule a viewing of the
video.

Bethel

Public showings are available daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on a walk-in
basis.

Chevak

Please contact the Hooper Bay court at 758-4860 to schedule a viewing of the
video.

Cordova

Public showings are available by contacting the court at 424-3378 for
an appointment.

Delta Junction

Public showings are available by contacting the court at 895-4211 for
an appointment.

Dillingham

Public showings are available by contacting the court at 842-5215 for
an appointment. The video can be waived for people filing from out of
town.

Emmonak

Please contact the Emmonak court at 949-1748 to schedule a viewing of
the video.

Fairbanks

Dissolutions & Uncontested Divorce & Custody Parents going through a dissolution case are
required to watch the Listen to the Children video, which is shown
Tuesday & Thursday at 3 p.m. in Room 200 or complete the Children in Between On-Line class at online.divorce-education.com. To apply for a fee waiver, email: parentedfeewaiver@akcourts.us.

Custody & Divorce In custody and divorce cases, each
parent must attend the workshop "Helping Your Child Through a Custody Dispute,"
given by the Fairbanks Custody Investigator's Office. The workshop is
two four-hour classes each month. You must complete all
two classes within 90 days of filing your complaint. The Listen to
the Children video will be shown as part of one of the classes. You
may take this workshop before you file. To register, please call 907-452-9255.

Glennallen

Public showings are available by contacting the court at 822-3405 for
an appointment.

Haines

Please contact the Juneau court for information at 463-4700. The Clerk’s Office may be able to answer some general questions. You may watch the Two Homes video online.

Homer

Public showings are available by contacting the court at 235-8171 for
an appointment.

Hoonah

Please contact the Juneau court for information at 463-4700. The Clerk’s Office may be able to answer some general questions. You may watch the Two Homes video online.

Hooper Bay

Please contact the Hooper Bay court at 758-4860 to schedule a viewing of the
video.

Juneau

Parents are required to complete an online program:

Between Two Homes: Making Two Homes Work: register at www.makingtwohomeswork.com/. Fee: $39.95.
File the certificate of completion with the Clerk’s Office.

Kake

Please contact the Petersburg court at 772-3824 to have the video sent
to you for viewing. You may watch the Two Homes video online.

Kenai

Public showings are available by contacting the Kenai court at 283-3110.

Ketchikan

Parents are required to attend a three-hour workshop presented by the
Child Custody Investigator's office in the evening once a month. The workshop
incorporates the videos Listen to the Children and Two Homes.
Contact 225-9876 for the next available workshop. You may watch the
Two Homes video online.

Kodiak

Public showings are Wednesdays at Noon. Please check-in at the front counter.
The Women's Resource Center also offers showing. Please call 486-6171
for more information.

McGrath

Please contact the Bethel court at 225-3195 to have the video sent to
you for viewing.

Metlakatla

Public showings of Listen to the Children and Two Homes
are available at Metlakatla Indian Community Tribal Court by calling 907-886-4021
M-F 9-5 for an appointment.

Naknek

Please contact the court at 246-4240 to have the video sent to you for
viewing.

Palmer

If you have custody issues in a divorce, dissolution or custody between unmarried parents case, you are required to:

watch the Listen 2 Kids About Divorce video (this is free if you view it at the court; or you can watch it on-line for $15). Public showings every Friday at 10 a.m. Please arrive a few minutes early so that the video is not interrupted by late arrivals. You will receive a certificate after you have viewed the video; do NOT bring children. OR

Pelican

Please contact the Sitka Court at 747-3291 to have the video sent to you
for viewing. You may watch the Two Homes video online.

Petersburg

Parents are required to watch two videos. Two Homes (20 minutes
long) and Listen to the Children (45 minutes long). Contact the
court at 772-3824 to arrange a viewing. You may watch the Two Homes video online.

Prince of Wales

Parents are required to watch two videos. Two Homes (20 minutes
long) and Listen to the Children (45 minutes long). Contact the
court at 826-3316 for an appointment. You may watch the Two Homes video online.

Quinhagak

Please contact the Bethel court at 225-3195 to have the video sent to
you for viewing.

St. Mary's

Please contact the St. Mary's court at 438-2912 to schedule a viewing
of the video.

Sand Point

Public showings are available by contacting the Cordova court at 424-7312
for an appointment.

Seward

Public showings are available by contacting the court at 224-3077 for
an appointment.

Sitka

Parents are required to watch two videos. Two Homes (20 minutes
long) and Listen to the Children (45 minutes long). Contact the
court at 747-3291 to arrange a viewing. You may watch the Two Homes video online.

Skagway

Please contact the Juneau court for information at 463-4700. The Clerk’s Office may be able to answer some general questions. You may watch the Two Homes video online.

St. Paul Island

Please contact the custody investigator's office in Anchorage at 264-0428
for a waiver if you will not be able to attend a viewing.

Tok

Public showings are available by contacting the court at 883-5172 for
an appointment.

Unalaska

Public showings are available by contacting the court at 581-1379 for
an appointment.

Utqiagvik

Public showings are available by contacting the court at 852-4800 for
an appointment.

Valdez

Public showings are available by contacting the court at 835-2266 for
an appointment.

Wrangell

Parents are required to watch two videos. Two Homes (20 minutes
long) and Listen to the Children (45 minutes long). Contact the
court at 874-2311 to arrange a viewing. You may watch the Two Homes video online.

Yakutat

Please contact the Juneau court for information at 463-4700. The Clerk’s Office may be able to answer some general questions. You may watch the Two Homes video online.

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